Oberth
[oh-bert; German oh-bert] /ˈoʊ bərt; German ˈoʊ bɛrt/
noun
1.
Hermann Julius [hur-muh n jool-yuh s;; German her-mahn yoo-lee-oo s] /ˈhɜr mən ˈdʒul yəs;; German ˈhɛr mɑn ˈyu liˌʊs/ (Show IPA), 1894–1989, German physicist: pioneer in rocketry.
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